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Friday, 30 October 2015

Here we are again, #FreebieFriday Hope the week has been kind to you and your letterboxes have been pinging with freebies.Thanks to my readers who visit, I would love nice tohear in comments what you like or will miss this week?

I am having a well earned rest so it is just the giveaways mainly this week. A couple of goodies I spotted, but I am sure I was probably way behind the other freebie pages and sites. Check out Cheryl's freebie roundup on her blog for some you may have missed.http://madhousefamilyreviews.blogspot.co.uk/Thanks to all the lovely bloggers who add their goodies each week.Feel free to add your giveaways they can be from a blog, social media pages such as Facebook, Twitter or great Instagram giveaways.

Bloggers can also add any bargain posts, discounts you are offering or own freebies.

SpotlightThis is a pretty good freebie with a spend. If you shop in Superdrug anyway its a total freebie. Beuno have teamed up with Superdrug to offer you a delicious treat. Make a purchase in any Superdrug store in the UK or Ireland from today and show your registered Health and Beautycard* to get a free Kinder Bueno. While stocks last! This gets even better as if you use the promotional code on your wrapper you can enter the Beuno draw to win one of 10 fashion prizes daily. If you have not got a Superdrug card join up here first.Ooh and check out 'Worth a Go As So Many' below as there is another Beuno giveaway 50 winners!!

Not an O2 user, you can still take advantage of all these goodies and more that are listed in other weeks.Plus £10 credit for free.Sign up here. Once O2 is installed and you stay logged in its yours to keep, just put your usual sim back after.http://your.requested.email/o2/?

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Thursday, 29 October 2015

Its been a while since I added any food posts, so it seems quite fitting that I start with a brand that happily shared my food invention last time , my delicious Chorizo and Chicken Egg Fried Rice

Vettee have a lovely range of rice, from all over the world, from Mexico to Spain, India and many more. As the rice is already to heat and serve its very easy to use if you are not great at cooking rice but it can also be incorporated into many recipes.

This time Veetee have challenged me to create a recipe using the ingredients which perfectly sums up a country’s cuisine and share it here. So I chose Mexico, home of the chilli con carne and fajitas. They sent the rice and a few Mexican inspired ingredients to assist me.

I could have easily made a dish and added it on top the rice, but I wanted to incorporate it into the dish. I was not quite sure it would work and my trusty husband was available to rush out and buy more ingredients if it failed, but happily it worked well.

I wanted enchiladas, chicken, lovely kidney beans, veggies and rice all in a tortilla, wrapped and baked and it worked so well.I have since tried a few different versions, the rice really works inside with any of our favourite meats or none at all.I do usually make a lovely spicy sauce to bake enchiladas in using my homemade Cajun spice mix, passata,chicken or veg stock, garlic and onions. Blending it all up to make a smooth sauce, However Conor's girlfriend is not keen on spice and was eating with us, she had never tried tortillas as spice puts her off, so I used a jar of mild enchilada sauce, shop bought. For the spice lovers in the family I chopped a red chilli pepper and added my extra seasoning.I will have to try to wean Jess gradually into our dinners!!

The ingredients can all be put into separate bowls so that anyone who dislikes a certain food, can just have it omitted from their portion. Handy if cooking for a large family with different likes and dislikes or maybe if catering for a vegetarian.

As you can see the filling has all the main contenders for a Mexican feast. The beauty is the entire meal is inside the rolled tortillas, using the Veetee, made this very fast to prepare.

The sauce then poured over the top, lots of cheese, its a must for our house and I use way more than any recipes state, I just grate until it looks right, enough to get a lovely ooze and taste. This was half way through the furious cheese attack.

I chopped spring onions inside uncooked and also over the top, to give a nice crunch. The benefit of the ingredients all being cooked, means it takes very little time in the oven, so the topping was melting with cheesy onion crunch.

I have no real amounts for this recipe, I will try and estimate it for you, but the joy of this is you can use as much as you want, an easy supper snack if you have leftover meat and rice or a main meal.Tortillas I used 8 (2 went into a separate dish with less spice for our dinner guest)

Ingredients6- 8 TortillasHalf a cooked chicken meat shredded.1 corn on the cob or small can of sweetcorn1 can of kidney beansVeetee Mexican Rice two packsHomemade spice blend a few sprinkles or teaspoons depending on your heat liking.(Salt and pepper if not using spice)I red chilli pepper finely diced.4-5 spring onions chopped.About 250g of cheese. I used a mix of mozarella and cheddar.One jar of mild enchilada sauceServe with homemade Guacamole, try my easy recipe here sour cream and salsaAssemble your ingredients in to bowls Fry the chicken lightly with any seasoning you are using.Lay out the tortillas and add the ingredients reserving some of the spring onion for the topping.Add in the centre of the base, spreading out from the centre towards the edge in a thick line, Roll each tortilla tightly and lay in a baking dish, pushing them up together. Pour over the sauce, then add grated cheese, finally topping with the leftover spring onion.Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes until the cheese is golden and bubblingI served with homemade Guacamole, try my easy recipe here sour cream and salsa.Family verdict was that they were fab, the rice inside meant no extra cooking for me, in fact very little cooking at all. Jess loved her enchiladas with just the mild spice from the Veetee rice and sauce. So I aim to make these again for her and add all my homemade spices and homegrown chillis for the rest of us.

This is my entry in the Veetee bloggers dream destination competition to win £1000 worth of vouchers for a travel company of my choice. I was sent the ingredients to recreate the dish.

Friday, 23 October 2015

Here we are again, #FreebieFriday I have been laid low with flu like bugs for three weeks and have tried many lotions and potions and they all cost a bomb.

So I have gathered a few of the money off and clever combining to try and save you some money if you want to stock up for winter. I sadly just grabbed anything full price but will be buying some in for the family this time. When fever hits it won't be because I have to pay out more!!

Thanks to all the lovely bloggers who add their goodies each week, thanks to my readers who visit, be nice to hear in comments what you like?Fee free to add your giveaways they can be from a blog, social media pages such as Facebook, Twitter or great Instagram giveaways.

Bloggers can also add any bargain posts, discounts you are offering or own freebies.Have a lovely weekend, next week will be a mini post only, maybe not one at all, as I need a break after illness and care duties for my Grandma.

Spotlight

Free Soup

New Covent Garden have been giving away a lot lately, the £1 off their fab soups have made it free for a few weeks, Just by combining with supermarket offers, checkout Morrisons below and if no Morrisons, you can get it for 50p at Sainsbury with the money off offer.

They are also touring the country at the moment giving away free soup, check out the link and see if they are near you.

You may have entered the Lucozade competition, and like many of us untick the contact boxes, however if you tick the box for this one you may get emailed and asked to fill in a short survey. If elligible (I was) you will get £5 for a few minutes of your time)https://www.lucozadeenergy.com/win-travel/

Save 25% off your food bill including pizza, pasta or salad. Available all day Monday-Thursday and after 5pm on Sunday until 25 October 2015 inclusive. Restaurant, date and dish restrictions apply; see terms and conditions for details.

Not an O2 user, you can still take advantage of all these goodies and more that are listed in other weeks.Plus £10 credit for free.Sign up here. Once O2 is installed and you stay logged in its yours to keep, just put your usual sim back after.http://your.requested.email/o2/?

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